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An avalanche struck the base camp of Mount Himlung (a 7,126-meter / 23,380-foot peak in north-central Nepal’s Manang district), leaving two people confirmed dead and a dozen support workers missing.

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Key details from the report include:

• The victims were all Nepali nationals and local support staff who were at the base camp preparing for the arrival of foreign climbers for the autumn climbing season.

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• Ten survivors were successfully rescued and evacuated from the mountain via helicopter.

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• The bodies of the two individuals killed were transported to Kathmandu and taken to the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.

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• Heavy snowfall and severe weather triggered the avalanche, forming part of a broader spell of torrential rainfall, flooding, and landslides across Nepal that prompted nationwide severe weather alerts and resulted in casualties elsewhere in the country.

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